Olin Howland

Olin Howland

Date of Birth:

Feb 09, 1886

Place of Birth:

Denver, Colorado, USA

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Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor.

Howland was born in Denver, Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War, and Mary C. Bunting. His older sister was the famous stage actress Jobyna Howland.

From 1909 to 1927, Howland appeared on Broadway in musicals, occasionally performing in silent films. The musicals include Leave It to Jane (1917), Two Little Girls in Blue (1921) and Wildflower (1923). He was in the film Janice Meredith (1924) with Marion Davies. With the advent of sound films, his theatre background proved an asset, and he concentrated mostly on films thereafter, appearing in nearly two hundred movies between 1918 and 1958.

Howland often played eccentric and rural roles in Hollywood. His parts were often small and uncredited, and he never got a leading role. He was a personal favorite of David O. Selznick, who cast him in his movies Nothing Sacred (1937) as a strange luggage man, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938, as the teacher Mr. Dobbins) and Gone with the Wind (1939) as a carpetbagger businessman. He also played in numerous westerns from Republic Pictures, including the John Wayne films In Old California (1942) and Angel and the Badman (1947). As a young man, Howland learned to fly at the Wright Flying School and soloed on a Wright Model B. This lent special sentiment in his scenes with James Stewart in the film The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), as Stewart was also a pilot in real life. The Spirit of St. Louis and Them (1954),where he played a drunken old man, and The Blob (1958) were his last films.

He also played in telelevision shows during the 1950s. In 1958 and 1959, he was cast as Charley Perkins in five episodes of ABC's sitcom The Real McCoys, starring Walter Brennan.

Howland never married and had no children. He worked until his death in Hollywood, California, at the age of 73.

filmography:

She Gets Her Man She Gets Her Man

1945

I Married a Doctor I Married a Doctor

1936

Man from Frisco Man from Frisco

1944

The Return of the Whistler The Return of the Whistler

1948

Secrets of the Underground Secrets of the Underground

1942

Mr. Moto's Gamble Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

Just a Cute Kid Just a Cute Kid

1940

Buy Me That Town Buy Me That Town

1941

The Doctor Takes a Wife The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

Wife, Doctor and Nurse Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

Home in Wyomin' Home in Wyomin'

1942

The Shepherd of the Hills The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

Senorita from the West Senorita from the West

1945

Grissly's Millions Grissly's Millions

1945

Rock Island Trail Rock Island Trail

1950

The Spirit of St. Louis The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

The Case of the Curious Bride The Case of the Curious Bride

1935

Man Hunt Man Hunt

1936

Dakota Dakota

1945

Days of Jesse James Days of Jesse James

1939

Four Wives Four Wives

1939

The Return of Doctor X The Return of Doctor X

1939

Dr. Broadway Dr. Broadway

1942

Cheaters at Play Cheaters at Play

1932

Henry and Dizzy Henry and Dizzy

1942

Nancy Drew... Reporter Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

Made for Each Other Made for Each Other

1939

Sheriff of Cimarron Sheriff of Cimarron

1945

Apache Rose Apache Rose

1947

Bermuda Mystery Bermuda Mystery

1944

Young Tom Edison Young Tom Edison

1940

In the Meantime, Darling In the Meantime, Darling

1944

Danse macabre Danse macabre

1922

Janice Meredith Janice Meredith

1924

Santa Fe Saddlemates Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

Twilight on the Prairie Twilight on the Prairie

1944

Golden Harvest Golden Harvest

1933

Mr. Soft Touch Mr. Soft Touch

1949

Naughty Marietta Naughty Marietta

1935

Mountain Music Mountain Music

1937

Her Lucky Night Her Lucky Night

1945

One Hour To Live One Hour To Live

1939

Leave It to Henry Leave It to Henry

1949

Home Sweet Homicide Home Sweet Homicide

1946

Captain Eddie Captain Eddie

1945

You're in the Army Now You're in the Army Now

1941

You Can't Escape Forever You Can't Escape Forever

1942

Grand Canyon Grand Canyon

1949

Sing Your Way Home Sing Your Way Home

1945

Never a Dull Moment Never a Dull Moment

1950

One Foot in Heaven One Foot in Heaven

1941

The Longest Night The Longest Night

1936

The Fabulous Senorita The Fabulous Senorita

1952

Snowed Under Snowed Under

1936

Wagon Wheels Wagon Wheels

1934

The Falcon Strikes Back The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

The Widow from Monte Carlo The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935

Complicated Women Complicated Women

2003

The Bad Man of Brimstone The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937

Bombers B-52 Bombers B-52

1957

Gold Diggers of 1937 Gold Diggers of 1937

1936

Bad Men of Tombstone Bad Men of Tombstone

1949

In Old California In Old California

1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

Relentless Relentless

1948

Fighting Coast Guard Fighting Coast Guard

1951

Sweethearts Sweethearts

1938

Father Makes Good Father Makes Good

1950

Dr. Broadway Dr. Broadway

1942

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

1946

Living in a Big Way Living in a Big Way

1947

So Big! So Big!

1932

The Paleface The Paleface

1948

The Big Noise The Big Noise

1936

A Star Is Born A Star Is Born

1954

Creepy Classics Creepy Classics

1987

Horrible Horror Horrible Horror

1986

Hick Manhattan Hick Manhattan

1918

Belle Starr Belle Starr

1941

Can't Help Singing Can't Help Singing

1944

The Falcon and the Co-Eds The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943

Little Women Little Women

1933

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941

Romance and Brass Tacks Romance and Brass Tacks

1918

Independence, B'Gosh Independence, B'Gosh

1918

Hellfire Hellfire

1949

Zenobia Zenobia

1939

Love Me Forever Love Me Forever

1935

The Man Who Wouldn't Die The Man Who Wouldn't Die

1942

Young People Young People

1940

Sappy Birthday Sappy Birthday

1942

The Nevadan The Nevadan

1950

This Gun for Hire This Gun for Hire

1942

Earthworm Tractors Earthworm Tractors

1936

The Town Went Wild The Town Went Wild

1944

I'll Be Seeing You I'll Be Seeing You

1944

The Good Fellows The Good Fellows

1943

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938

Them! Them!

1954

Blondie Brings Up Baby Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939

Blondie's Blessed Event Blondie's Blessed Event

1942

Blondie Johnson Blondie Johnson

1933

Angel and the Badman Angel and the Badman

1947

Almost Married Almost Married

1942

Station West Station West

1948

Nothing Sacred Nothing Sacred

1937

The Girl of the Golden West The Girl of the Golden West

1938

Satan Met a Lady Satan Met a Lady

1936

Nothing But Trouble Nothing But Trouble

1944

The Blob The Blob

1958

Fallen Angel Fallen Angel

1945

Ridin' Down the Canyon Ridin' Down the Canyon

1942

The Case of the Lucky Legs The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935

Chad Hanna Chad Hanna

1940

Charlie's Haunt Charlie's Haunt

1950

Folies Bergère Folies Bergère

1935

The Dude Goes West The Dude Goes West

1948

The Mad Miss Manton The Mad Miss Manton

1938

Over the Hill Over the Hill

1931

Little Tough Guy Little Tough Guy

1938

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942

Treasure Island Treasure Island

1934

Little Big Shot Little Big Shot

1935

Dixie Dixie

1943

Zander the Great Zander the Great

1925

Last of the Wild Horses Last of the Wild Horses

1948

Brother Rat Brother Rat

1938

I Walk Alone I Walk Alone

1947

Two-Faced Woman Two-Faced Woman

1941

Sing, Neighbor, Sing Sing, Neighbor, Sing

1944

Merrily We Live Merrily We Live

1938

The Sky's the Limit The Sky's the Limit

1943

A Stranger in Town A Stranger in Town

1943

Men in Exile Men in Exile

1937

The Storm Rider The Storm Rider

1957

The Case of the Velvet Claws The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936

Stand-In Stand-In

1937

The McConnell Story The McConnell Story

1955

Santa Fe Santa Fe

1951

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

Marry the Girl Marry the Girl

1937

When Were You Born When Were You Born

1938

Easy Come, Easy Go Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

So This Is Love So This Is Love

1953

Kentucky Moonshine Kentucky Moonshine

1938

Dr. Socrates Dr. Socrates

1935

Road Gang Road Gang

1936

Country Gentlemen Country Gentlemen

1936

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind

1939

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